约瑟夫·史密斯

約瑟夫·史密斯

Yuēsèfū Shǐmìsī

proper noun #30,812

Meanings

1 Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism)
2 transliteration of the English name "Joseph Smith"

About Joseph Smith

1805–1844 · 宗教人物 religious figure

American founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, called 摩门教 (Mormonism) in Chinese. He published the Book of Mormon in 1830 and was killed by a mob in Illinois in 1844.

Characters

transliterates "ph/f"

transliterates "th/s"

Examples

HSK 5

关于约瑟夫·史密斯的纪录片很多。

Guānyú Yuēsèfū · Shǐmìsī de jìlùpiàn hěnduō.

There are many documentaries about Joseph Smith.

HSK 6

约瑟夫·史密斯创立了摩门教。

Yuēsèfū Shǐmìsī chuànglì le Móménjiào.

Joseph Smith founded the Mormon Church.

Tips

usage

约瑟夫 and 史密斯 are the everyday spellings of Joseph and Smith, but the church's own Chinese texts call him 约瑟·斯密 and its scripture 《摩尔门经》. It also prefers its full name, 耶稣基督后期圣徒教会, to 摩门教.

Stroke Order

约 yuē

瑟 sè

夫 fū

史 shǐ

密 mì

斯 sī